1. WHAT IS TODAY’S CNN TOP NEWS?2. WHAT IS YOUR LAST RECEIVED E-MAIL ?3. OPEN THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SITES..

…warming up…

HOW CAN I BE SO FAST DOING THAT???

THE USING OF IGOOGLE HOMEPAGE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

SUHENDRI2092094EDUC 9701

2011

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Warming up (5’)Description of iGoogle (5’)Introductory Video (7’)Fun Activity (15’)Learning Issue about iGoogle (10’)

Conclusion and discussion (5’)

GENERAL PURPOSE FOR PARTICIPANTS

To know what iGoogle isTo be able to create iGoogle accountTo customize iGoogle’s gadgets and tabs

To apply iGoogle as a homepage for easy and effective surfing, for social interaction and other opportunities in learning/teaching.

IGOOGLE

is a customizable homepage that lets you create a personalized homepage that contains a Google search box at the top, and your choice of any number of gadgets below.

is public and allows anyone to develop a gadget for ANY NEED including educational purposes.

is always FREE for everyone See my Igoogle for overview…

VIDEO TUTORIAL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB_ZbdaE7Do&NR=1Activity 1 - 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONkiX8mBGLU&feature=relatedActivity 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RgZXh3VguA&feature=relatedActivity 6

FUN ACTIVITY1. Create an account on Google homepage2. Sign in to iGoogle: www.google.com/ig3. Add my contact to your chat tab

suhe.kaizen@gmail.com 4. Have fun to customize and to add and/or delete

gadgets5. Add “Education” Tab and insert “Edublogs” in it.6. Share your tabs/gadgets with me/others.

Try to visit this site: www.google.com/igsocialand add some useful social gadgets fit on you to interact with other gmail users.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR STUDENT LEARNING

Create more alive learning Provide opportunities for independent student

practice (student centered learning) Present new content skills (updated social

learning games) Personally meaningful and challenging Opportunities for social interaction Helpful feedback and choices and a sense of

control http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7cPSjS0L1A&fe

ature=related

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN IGOOGLE AND LEARNING THEORY

By looking at Cognitive Theory, iGoogle concerns with how learners receive and manipulate information during learning and the function of iGoogle itself is almost the same with cognitive theory where the information is subsequently processed, organized, stored and retrieved when needed.

By looking at Constructivist Theory, iGoogle can build social interactions which are considered critically important in the construction of knowledge.

CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT

From South Australian Curriculum, Standards and Accountability Framework (2001), it states that:

- Learners develop:A sense of power and potential of literacy, numeracy and information and communication technologies.

- This include:Making effective use of language, mathematical and information and communication technology tools.

HOW IF

“LIVE” IN ONE TOOL

LANGUAGE MATHEMATICAL

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION

…ASSESSMENT

iGoogle through its social learning games and stored gadgets can be used by teachers to asses students using curriculum-based assessments/formative assessment method.

Considerable methods are work samples (games) and rating scale (pay attention to agenda or not), conferences (chat room), observation (update educational gadgets or not), and performance assessments (on line quiz)

TIP

Useful Videos and LinksFull Tutorialhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Tl3Ch51QU

Make your own gadgetshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5GfQaAtDa4&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=SPF0A089737A30E8B1

Tools in iGooglehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gi5rtvfJBs&feature=relmfu

Igoogle for kidshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypjzgWbWCnM&feature=relmfu

Technology tools in igooglehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_6iuP-uy8I&feature=relmfu

To add more gadgets in one gadget:Try to add Google News and modify its setting and contents to meet your needs (Thanks Robin)

LIMITATIONS

- When not signing in on Google home page, the modified iGoogle page cannot be opened on other computers

- Make the connection slower???

A THOUGHT…

I imagine that over time users will have their own dashboard iGoogle type and pull or let the relevant content be fired at them and that the sort of static sites we have been used to in the past have a limited past, i.e. agree with above – of course (One day, all this will be blogs at Helpful Technology).

THANK YOU CLASSFOR SHARING AND FOR BEING A SMART TEACHER WHO SELECTS A SMART WEB 2 TOOL